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A New Student Just Arrived at Jackson Elementary

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A new student just arrived at Jackson Elementary.The principal led the student to Mrs.Kimble's class and motioned for the student to take a seat.When Mrs.Kimble spoke to the student,he didn't answer.He was wearing sneakers,and he carried a backpack.He had dark hair and wore glasses.If Mrs.Kimble is a problem solver,what information about this student will receive her attention?


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Bayes' Theorem

A mathematical formula that describes how to update the probabilities of hypotheses when given evidence.

Multiplication Law

A probability rule that determines the likelihood of two independent events occurring together by multiplying their individual probabilities.

Chebyshev's Theorem

A statistical theorem stating that for any set of data, the proportion of results that fall within k standard deviations from the mean is at least 1-1/k^2 for k>1.

Empirical Rule

A rule that can be used to compute the percentage of data values that must be within one, two, and three standard deviations of the mean for data that exhibit a bell-shaped distribution.

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